Calvary International Fellowship: Some Recent News from Kenya

Pray for my boy Ed Compean as he lives and ministers with his family in Kenya. That place is out of control. Check out these headlines Ed linked to from his blog:

Vigilante groups are on the rise in Kenya.

Ford-K now seeks ancestors blessings

Gloomy outlook for Kenyans in election year

 

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The Dread Cancer of Stinginess | Christianity Today | A Magazine of Evangelical Conviction

Every couple of days online articles from Christianity Today come into my email inbox. Here's an excerpt from an interesting article that discusses the attitude of many American churches toward giving to foreign missions.

Some even worry about the impact on a central discipleship issue for Christians in the West: As committed stewards of considerable wealth, how can we practice charitable giving without creating dependency? Choosing not to give is too easy an answer to this question. In a world where 3 billion people survive on less than $2 a day and nearly that many are still unreached, we simply cannot ignore the Bible's call for generous giving.

Read the rest of the article here: The Dread Cancer of Stinginess | Christianity Today | A Magazine of Evangelical Conviction

Cannibal tribe apologises for eating Methodists « Imitation Reflect

I thought this post was kind of funny. It probably wasn't funny at the time. This is just my attempt at some "missionary gallows humor."

Sorry if my humor offends :)

The four Fijian missionaries were on a proselytising mission on the island of New Britain when they were massacred by Tolai tribesmen in 1878.

They were murdered on the orders of a local warrior chief, Taleli, and were then cooked and eaten.

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